Aaron Chalmers pays fan for busted parlay after Bellator London submission win

LONDON – Aaron Chalmers surprised a fair few people – including some of his own fans – with his submission victory over Fred Freeman at Bellator London on Saturday night, and it even cost some of those fans money after backing their man to get the win via his preferred method of striking.

One such fan was Twitter user @MitchelPayne, who tweeted Chalmers (5-1 MMA, 2-1 BMMA) after the event to congratulate him on his victory, but also let him know that his submission victory cost him a tidy with the bookies.

Payne tweeted Chalmers, saying: “Wish you knocked him out! Was not expecting the class ground game, well done man.”

Payne attached a screenshot of his betting accumulator, which correctly picked Charlie Ward, Costello van Steenis, James Gallagher, Melvin Manhoef and Rafael Lovato Jr.’s outright victories. But the one selection that busted his parlay was his bet on Chalmers to win by knockout or TKO.

Chalmers got the win, but did it using his grappling skills rather than his more frequently-seen striking abilities. And while Chalmers was elated to claim the victory via triangle choke, it left Payne gutted at missing out on a tidy win for his £1.50 bet.

Usually this would result in a “sorry, bro” type message, but on this occasion Chalmers decided to do something about it and, after contacting the fan, sent him £60.00 via PayPal by way of an apology.

It left Payne stunned, and even more of a fan, as he tweeted: “Cannot believe @AaronCGShore has just PayPal’d me this because he submitted the guy. Absolute hero.”

MMA Twitter being MMA Twitter, it didn’t take long before another fan tried to shoot their shot.

Nice try, @TheUFCStats. Nice try.

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